Wardrobe trunk



S. ORENSTEIN. WARDROBE TRUNK. APPLICATION FILED APR. 18, 1921.

Patented June 27, 1922.

INVENTOR SAMUEL ORENSTEIN, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

WARDROBE TRUNK.

srecifiwticn iettcrsPetent- PatentedJune 27. 1922.

Application filed April 18, 1921. Serial No. 462.304.

' useful Improvements in .Vardrobe Trunks,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved wardrobe trunk, and particularly to a closure for the open side of that part of a wardrobe trunk which is equipped with clothes hangers and is substantially an open compartment into which clothing is suspended from such hangers.

The invention is also designed to provide a trunk in which the closure, which is preferably in the form of a. flexible curtain, is secured in position so that it provides for keeping out dust, but which can be easily removed and rolled up or otherwise disposed of so that it can occupy a small space when it is not desired that it be in place.

The invention further resides in a closure which consists partly of a holder for footwear, which holder is in the form of a board which, when not used for holding footwear, is substantially flat on the inner face, since the shoe-holding compartments on such face are made up of compressible pockets or loops, this shoe-board being sometimes utilized to form part of the closure in conjunction with the curtain aforesaid, and further being preferably arranged so that it can be removed easily so as to permit the whole front of the trunk to be open, and the shoe board can be suspended on a wall or against some piece of furniture as a rack when not used in conjunction with the curtain.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front view of a trunk with the two members thereof swung apart to show the improved construction. Figure 2 is a perspective view of a curtain used in the trunk. Figure 3 a detail section taken through line 3 in Figure 1. Figure 4: is a perspective view of the lower corner of the trunk with the shoeboard swung to an open position, and Figure o is a detail view of two members that make up a form of hinge which permits the ready usually provided with drawers 12, the other member 10 belng provided with hangers and similar means for suspendmgclothrng within the compartment in the member 10, these details being omitted from the drawing as they are the ordinary fixtures in the usual wardrobe trunk,

The top 13 of the trunk is in some types fixed and in others can be swung up and backward as a lid, this open position being illustrated in dotted outline in Figure 1. The member 10 has an open side through which the clothes are insertedinto the wardrobe, and in order to close said side and to prevent the entrance of dust and dirt within the compartment, I provide a curtain 14,

which curtain is arranged so that it can be removed from the front of the member 10.

The curtain 14 is usually madeof flexible material, and usually heavy material, so that thedust will not pass through it, plush or similar material being well adapted-for the purpose, and I provide on the top of said curtain means for securing it in position, the form shown comprising ears 15 which are bent at right angles to provide lips 16 on their ends, these being adapted to slip in between the front board 17 of the top 13 and the metal strip 18 which passes along the I front edge of the top wall of the compartment within the member 10, which top wall usually forms the bottom of the cover 13, and as this is usually lined with a heavy material, such as plush or felt, shown at 19, the cars 15 can be slid in between the top wall of the compartment and the strip 18, as will be clearly seen from Figure 3. The friction on the material holds the lips 16 in position, the ears 15 having the plate 20 which is fastened, as by rivets 21, to the top part of the curtain.

In the usual form of closure I also utilize a shoe board 21 which is arranged to swing on one edge, preferably the outer edge,

of the open side of the member 10. A hingecomposed of a knuckle 22 and a knuckle 23 formed with a pin 24: provides a convenient hinge and one which permits the easy removal of the shoe board by simply lifting it, and the shoe board can then be hung up somewhere else with the inner face outward so as to give easy access to footwear supported on the board. The said inner face has a series of loops or pockets which are easily compressible to, provide a normally flat board, but being extensible to permit the insertion of footwear. A latch 26 holds the shoe board shut when it is in the trunk.

The top part of the board and the bottom part of the curtain have means for connecting them to form a complete closure; In the drawing I show hooks 21 on the board, over which the rings 28 are hooked, the rings being usually arranged on the ends of elastic bands 29. Other forms, such as the snaps used on automobile curtains, may be employed for holding down the curtain.

When a trunk is opened and the user is to leave the clothes in the trunk, the curtain 14; is kept in position, whereby dust is kept out and the appearance of the trunk improved. When the clothes are to be removed or to be easily accessible, the curtain is unhooked at the bottom and the ears 15, at the top slide out and the curtain can be rolled or folded and stored in the trunk. When the curtain and the shoe board are both removed, the whole front of the member 10 is 3 open and clothing can be smoothly and easily placed in the trunk or removed therefrom.

Minor changes can be made in the details of construction without departing from the scope of my invention.

I claim: 1. A wardrobe trunk comprlslng two members hinged together, one of said members having an open side, a flexible curtain, a strip on the bottom of the front edge of the top wall, clips on the curtain and adapted to slide between the wall and the strip, and means for detachably securing the bottom of the curtain.

2. A wardrobe trunk comprising two members hinged together, one of said members having an open side, a flexible curtain, a strip on the bottom of the front edge of the top wall, clips on the curtain and adapted to slide between the wall and the strip, a shoe holder filling the open side at the bottom thereof, and means for securing the bottom of the curtain to the shoe holder.

3. A wardrobe trunk comprising two members hinged together, one of said members having an open side, a flexible curtain, a strip on the bottom of the front edge of the top wall, clips on the curtain and adapted to slide between the wall and the strip, a board swinging at one side on the edge of the open side and adapted to close the bottom part of the open side, the board having means on its inner face for supporting footwear, and means for securing the bottom of the curtain to the board.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereto set my hand, this 16th day of April, 1921. v V r r V SAMUEL ORENSTEIN.

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